R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $250K in grants for World Cup planning
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Friday unanimously awarded $250,000 in grants to three organizations to help prepare the state...
ACLU urges college leaders to deny city’s request to link surveillance...
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. on Wednesday urged leaders at the six colleges with campuses in Providence to...
‘Resistance Houses,’ Providence Place top PPS 2026 most endangered list
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Preservation Society has placed four so-called “Resistance Houses” on the city's South Side at the top of its 2026 Most...
Legislative hearings scheduled on bills to rescue Roger Williams and Fatima...
PROVIDENCE – Legislation filed in the General Assembly that could determine the future of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospitals...
Washington Trust CEO eyes stronger margins in 2026
WESTERLY – Washington Trust Bancorp Inc., the parent of The Washington Trust Co., is poised for higher profitability in 2026 as a costly interest...
RIPEC: McKee’s FY 2027 budget controls spending but relies on ‘millionaires...
PROVIDENCE – Spending is relatively restrained following a period of extraordinary growth, however expenditures rely on a new "millionaires tax," The R.I. Public Expenditure...
In 2024, voters OK’d $120M housing bond; Gov. McKee is seeking...
Over the last two decades, Rhode Island voters have approved five bonds totaling $310 million aimed at making housing more affordable, but now Gov....
Are Rhode Island leaders doing enough to quell rising tensions at...
Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers President Richard Ferruccio said recently that the state prison in Cranston ‘is out of control.’
A staff shortage of...
Eliminate loophole on data breaches
When to notify employees and the general public about data breaches has long been a sensitive topic for employers. They rightly note that their...
Ahern quits as chair of R.I. cannabis commission
PROVIDENCE – Kimberly Ahern, the first chairperson of the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission, is stepping down from her position.
She gave no reason for her departure...
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